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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Magnolia Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Magnolia Place:
    • 34.220681, -82.045952
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Magnolia Place
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
    • Since Magnolia Place is near Laurens County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Magnolia Place

Communities Also Named Magnolia Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Magnolia Place.

Within South Carolina, the name Magnolia Place is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia Place that is located in Greenwood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Magnolia Place.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia Place that is located in Greenwood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Magnolia Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Place ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Anglers Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chiles Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chiles Ferry is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
  • Emerald Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Place is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Place
  • Fairforest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Harbor Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Lake Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shores is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Raintree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Raintree is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Wheatfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wheatfield is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield

How Far From Magnolia Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Magnolia Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Place and extending to:

  • Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Place to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Magnolia Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnolia Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2207, Longitude: -82.0460       In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.905 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.193 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.257 degrees.